[There is a rock in a weary land]

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[There is a rock in a weary land]

Composer: W. E. Penn (1887)
Published in 40 hymnals

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Composer: W. E. Penn

Penn, William Evander. (Near village of Old Jefferson, Rutherford County, Tennessee, August 11, 1832--April 29, 1895, Eureka Springs, Arkansas). Southern Baptist. Evangelist in Texas and other states, 1875-1895. Compiled three hymnals titled Harvest Bells (1881, 1884, 1887) for use in his meetings. His hymns were primarily revivalistic in emphasis. His finest hymn, "There is a rock in a weary land, Its shadow falls on the burning sand" was paid the compliment of being reworked and issued under the name of Edward Husband in D.B. Towner's Revival Hymns (Chicago, 1905). He and his wife Corilla Frances Sayle adopted three children. Ordained December 4, 1880. --David W. Music, and additional information from the DNAH Archives See:… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title:	[There is a rock in a weary land]
Composer:	W. E. Penn (1887)
Meter:	9.9.8.9 and refrain
Incipit:	51113 21651 22212
Key:	A Major
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Arrangements

Arrangements

Organ Solo

Easy Organ Library Volume 33: A Collection of Organ Voluntaries for Church Use
Composer/Editor Mercy Bartlett
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2003) pp. 61
The Organist Volume 106 Number 2 May June 2002: The Service Music Companion for Church Organists
Composer/Editors Gilbert M. Martin; Mercy Barlett AKA James Mansfield
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2002) pp. 61
He Lifted Me: Easy Hymn Arrangements for Organ
Composer/Editor Mary Ellen Kerrick
Published By: Broadman Press (1983) pp. 24

Piano Solo

Milestones on the Journey: Hymn Arrangements for Piano and Devotional Guide for Fellow Pilgrims
Composer/Editor Don Phillips
Published By: The FJH Music Company, Inc. (2007) pp. 31
Blessed Be the Name: Piano Preludes
Composer/Editor Don Phillips
Published By: Broadman Press (1979) pp. 21